Electrical and Computer Engineering Masters Theses
Theses from 2001
Digital beamforming in an indoor setting using solid and hollow planar antenna element arrays, Timothy Nicholas Koehler
Detection of skin cancer with electrical impedance: A study of indices and a finite element model, Shivappa Manjunath
Instrumentation of a smart composite bridge, Martha J. Molander
Design and construction of a controller for mitigation of torque ripple in a brushless DC machine, Jason Neely
Quality of service evaluation for Multiprotocol Label Switching, Kenneth Robert Owens
Investigation of quantum resistor networks for electron wave computing, Diwakar Ramamurthy
A dynamic programming-based approach to microarray image comparison and registration, Sunil Bosco Rodrigues
Implementation an an ATM/PPP traffic generator and analyzer using an FPGA, Jagdeep Singh
Automatic detection of border irregularity in skin lesions, Palaniappan Subbiah
Determination of pigment asymmetry in clinical images of skin tumors, Harikrishna Subramanian
A hybrid approach to the travelling salesman problem (TSP) using adaptive resonance theory and self organizing feature maps, Narayan Vishwanathan
The Implicitly Restarted Arnoldi (IRA) method for eigenanalysis of large power systems, Xianyao Wang
Derivation of a magnetic equivalent circuit model for analysis and design of claw-pole alternator based automotive charging systems, Joshua Michael Williams
Application of the ZVT-switched Cuk converter to low-rate electric vehicle charging, Ying K. Wu
Theses from 2000
Automated temperature dependent Hall measurement system, Andrew Todd Bauer
Mobile robot obstacle avoidance through behavior fusion using fuzzy logic methods, Jeffrey Richard Burnett
Practical measurement techniques for failure prediction in electrical heating apparatus, Timothy James Christman
Relative color histogram and spatial color clustering analysis in malignant melanoma images, Yunus Emre Faziloglu
Software testing methodologies applied to verification of VHDL model of 8051 microcontroller, Maya Sooraj Gemini
Web based learning tool for Power Electronics, Madhu Gourineni
A medical instrument for body-surface mapping: UML model, hardware design, and VHDL simulation, Venkatasateesh Gudla
Pricing and managing the supply of reactive-power in the deregulated electric industry, Yogesh Trimbak Kulkarni
Cellular automata study of the feasibility of a parallel optical computer, Jason Robert Lane
Allocation of transmission costs under deregulation, Zhijie Li
Understanding and improving shunt capacitor high-frequency attenuation, Christopher N. Olsen
EMI investigation of a hybrid electric vehicle traction drive, Timothy Tin-Shing Pak
JPEG/MPEG and block difference image compression techniques, Raghuram Parvataneni
Evaluation of power factor controllers for enhancing voltage stability, Rajesh Pudhota
A study of classification techniques with applications in landmine detection, Akshaya Shankar Puranik
Investigation of pattern classification and feature selection of Gaussian processes, Vivek Ramaprasad
Data fusion and evidence accumulation for landmine detection, Karthik Ramaswamy
Investigation of variations to the JPEG Still Image Compression Standard to improve compression ratio, Avinash Ravindranathan
Automatic recognition of digital modulation, Dennis John Simms
Design and implementation of a FPGA based systolic processor for compressed images, Balakrishnan Venkatasamy Subbulakshmi
Analyzing testing methodologies on a VHDL model of the 8051 microcontroller, Gary Cyle Wall
EMAP5 applications and improvements, Hao Wang
Theses from 1999
Neural network demodulation for frequency response measurement of a fiber optic-based smart beam, Abdeq M. Abdi
Detection of solid pigment and pigment network in dermoscopy images using texture analysis, Murali Anantha
Non-linear parameter estimation of excitation systems: feasibility study, Rajeev Bhaskar
Transmutation doping of zinc selenide utilizing selenium-74, Nickolas L. Brakensiek
Modeling of a Unified Power Flow Controller, Peiwei Cao
Investigation of current return paths in four printed circuit board configurations, Ge Chang
Analysis of power bus structure in printed circuit boards, Juan Chen
Analysis of network performance on running IP over ATM and providing ATM policing action, Srinivas Dasari
Optimum and sub-optimum receivers for land-mine detection, Kazim Das
A Heuristic approach to landmine detection using pulsed waterjet excitation, Robert Denier
Detection of brown globlues, radial streaming and blue veil in dermatoscopy images, Omar Faruk
Calculating the reliability indices of a power distribution system, Rama Chandrayanam Jupalli
Design of a shift-register based ATM switch in VHDL, Sricharan Kasetti
Accelerated Graphics Port, Saim Sencer Kefeli
Development of teaching aids for use in an undergraduate computer engineering course in embedded systems design, Kyle Mitchell
Digital data transmission over a video signal using MPEG codec, Srinivas Penmitsa
Digital data transmission over MPEG video, Venkatesha Periyapatna
Acoustic land mine detection, ShiXi J. Qiu
Analysis of diurnal infrared data for landmine detection, Michael James Quinn
Nonlinear forward modeling controller, Mohammed Aslam Sherule
Detection of anti-personnel landmines based on waterjet induced thermal images, Srinivasa R. Somu
Performance of LANs interconnected by an ATM switch, Suresh Thoutam
Type-1 and Type-2 fuzzy identification of dynamical systems, Dongming Wang
Behavioral modeling of semiconductor devices for system model, Rongkai Xu
Pseudo-noise acquisition performance of a generalized correlation loop, Uday Kiran Yadati
Distributed arithmetic implementation of controllers using field programmable gate arrays, Lingfeng Yuan
Detection of smart landmines through EMI signatures and FDTD modeling, Lan Zhang
Theses from 1998
Application of interior point method for voltage stability analysis, Vladimir Vladimirovich Chuvychin
EMI modeling of coupling from high-speed digital lines to I/O lines, Wei Cui
EMAP4 : a 3-D finite element code for analyzing problems in electromagnetics, Prem Kumar Ganeshan
Neural network based optimal control of nonlinear systems, Haitian Hu
Accurate measurement of low-frequency oscillations in a power system, Udai Kanukolanu
Validation of an EMI expert system, Brandon Alden Kemp
A proposed indoor/outdoor location system utilizing personal communications systems, Gary James Niemerg
Tumor border detection in epiluminescence microscopy images, Pramod Pagadala
Evaluation of an engine controller with an EMC expert system, Derick E. Skouby
Corner detection and edge following for image analysis of prismatic parts, Sriram Srinivasan
An economic analysis of power system capital expenditure deferment with the utilization of relocatable battery energy storage systems, John Edward Sullivan
A radio frequency test bed for the analysis of non-linear widely spaced adaptive array antennas, Robert Dale Ward
Enhancement of thin-film solar cell efficiency by light trapping, Takumi Yoshida
An investigation of EMI from LCD monitors, Theodore M. Zeeff
Theses from 1997
Analysis and design of a TCSC, Vineet Aggarwal
Design and implementation of a single-board hand-held computer, Ali Fuat Baykal
Optical time-of-flight magnetic field sensor, Sean J. Bentley
Hierarchical motion estimation using wavelet transforms, Siddharth Budhraja
Multiple reference frame analysis of non-sinusoidal brushless DC drives, Patrick L. Chapman
Segmentation and motion estimation, Anil Dagar
The transient energy function method and three-phase unbalanced systems, Keith Ronald Folken
Average value modeling and nonlinear control of dc power systems, Steven F. Glover
A neural network based approach for the identification and optimal control of a cantilever plate, Tianjing Han
Enhancements to EMAP5, Yun Ji
An empirical evaluation of the interference coupling effects of return path currents, Theron Lee Jones
An expert systems application in electromagnetic compatibility, Navin Kashyap
Implementation of digital controllers for smart structures using field programmable gate arrays, Jamie Scott Kelly
Modeling the chemical vapor transport of zinc oxide utilizing hydrogen as the transporting agent, Michael Jay Kjar
Moir ̌measurement of surface distortion, Ann Elaine Kruse
Performance characteristics and average-value modeling on auxiliary resonant commutated pole converter based induction motor drives, Brian T. Kuhn
Cogeneration feasibility study for UM-Rolla, Reinis Leveika
Wavelet processing for biomedical signals, Carrie Ellen May
